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Monthly magazine of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) contains official notices, agendas, and other organizational information as well as articles and anecdotes submitted by members. This issue is dedicated to Americans suffering from paralytic polio and the March of Dimes campaign.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Texas Technological College may present commercial television programs should the Federal Communications Commission grant a television channel for use by the College.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Texas Department of Corrections to pay the Huntsville and Madisonville Fire Departments for services performed in extinguishing a fire on prison property.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax levied by Article 7047K, V.C.S., applies where an automobile dealer secures a motor vehicle from a manufacturer to be used by a salesman for demonstration purposes when no consideration is involved?

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does the word "site" used in the first sentence of Section 3 of Senate Bill No. 478, Acts of the 55th Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, Chapter 389, page 1164, mean land, buildings and such equipment as is permanently installed as a part of the present facilities, and related questions.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Are soil conservation districts, as authorized in H.B. 444, Acts of the 47th Legislature, authorized to lease heavy equipment such as bulldozers, and maintainers, employ operators and use such equipment in carrying out soil conservation practices within the boundaries of the local soil conservation district? The District would charge the landowners for the use of such equipment.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether value of property previously subjected to death taxes in another State on death of prior decedent may be deducted in computing inheritance taxes.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under Article 667-23 1/4 (d), Penal Code of Texas, what is meant by the term "any installation of the National Military Establishment"? And related questions.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does Article 3.50, Texas Insurance Code, authorize the issuance of a group life insurance policy to trustees of a fund established by a labor union to insure the members of such union?

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Are the offenses of "Hunting at night," Art. 887, P.C., and "Killing a wild turkey hen," Art. 877, P.C., of like nature for the purpose of enhancement of penalty under Art. 61, P.C., and related questions.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not, in the enforcement of Section 26, Article 1525b, Vernon's Penal Code, the Commission is liable for any death loss or shrinkage in weight that may occur while livestock are detained for treatment, tests or vaccination, and related questions.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Is a person who is styled or known as a CPA or as a Certified Public Accountant required to hold a permit to practice public accountancy regardless of whether or not such person is engaged in the practice of public accountancy? And related question.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Classification of real estate held by a State bank for the purpose of a future home.

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Commencement program for the Winter Commencement of North Texas State College. Printed in black ink, the cover states, "Winter Commencement of North Texas State College. Denton, Texas. Tuesday, January Twenty - Eighth. Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Eight at Two O'Clock in the Afternoon. The Main Auditorium." The program contains the order of service and a list of graduates for both the baccalaureate and master's degree.

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Photograph of a milk bottle shatter while being hit with a hammer. In the image, the hammer is halfway through the neck of the bottle and cracks from the impact have already formed on the glass. Narrative by Junebug Clark: High speed, stop action, impact of a hammer striking a glass milk bottle, and shattering it. This print is an Impro. A Joe Clark technique of dropping mid-tones from an image to heighten the contrast. The photo was one of a series of photos made for Pur-Pak Corporation. The first to make and try to sell the concept of putting milk into Paper cartons. A hard sell, at first, because people were just used to having their milk home delivered in glass bottles. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7555-4

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The effect of Section 17, Article I and Section 7a, Article VIII of the Constitution of Texas and your recent opinions numbered WW-45; WW-78; WW-125 and WW-236 on whether or not State and Federal Highway Funds can be legally used by the State Highway Department for the payment of the cost of removal, relocation or adjustment of the telephone facilities belonging to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, the gas lines belong to South Union Gas Company and the water, electrical and sanitary sewer facilities belonging to the City of Austin which are located within the public right of way along East Avenue and the streets which intersect East Avenue in Austin, Texas.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under Article 5421i, V.C.S., have the primary terms of two leases been suspended in view of the fact that Humble Oil&Refining Company had a lease not only from the State but also from the City of Tyler and Smith County? And related questions.

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Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents appears on page 1.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Tarrant County Sheriff Red Wright disposing of $6,000 worth of marijuana seized over the course of 1957.

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